Re: [PATCH net-next v8 06/11] net: ipv6: Use link netns in newlink() of rtnl_link_ops

Xiao Liang
2025-01-14T09:03:19Z

On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@amazon.com> wrote:
>
> From: Xiao Liang <shaw.leon@gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 22:37:14 +0800
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_netlink.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_netlink.c
> > index 2a6a424806aa..ac5e402c34bc 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_netlink.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_netlink.c
> > @@ -564,10 +564,12 @@ static int bond_changelink(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct nlattr *tb[],
> > return 0;
> > }
> >
> > -static int bond_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *bond_dev,
> > - struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[],
> > +static int bond_newlink(struct net_device *bond_dev,
> > + struct rtnl_newlink_params *params,
> > struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
> > {
> > + struct nlattr **data = params->data;
> > + struct nlattr **tb = params->tb;
> > int err;
> >
> > err = bond_changelink(bond_dev, tb, data, extack);
>
> Note that IFLA_BOND_ACTIVE_SLAVE uses dev_net(dev) for
> __dev_get_by_index().

That's true. Bond devices have no "link-netns", and a slave
device must be in the same namespace of the main dev.

> [...]
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
> > index fed4fe2a4748..0c496aa1f706 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
> > @@ -1565,11 +1565,12 @@ int macvlan_common_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
> > }
> > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(macvlan_common_newlink);
> >
> > -static int macvlan_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
> > - struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[],
> > +static int macvlan_newlink(struct net_device *dev,
> > + struct rtnl_newlink_params *params,
> > struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
> > {
> > - return macvlan_common_newlink(src_net, dev, tb, data, extack);
> > + return macvlan_common_newlink(params->net, dev, params->tb,
> > + params->data, extack);
>
> Pass params as is as you did for ipvlan_link_new().
>
> Same for macvtap_newlink().

OK.

> [...]
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/netkit.c b/drivers/net/netkit.c
> > index 1e1b00756be7..1e9eadc77da2 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/netkit.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/netkit.c
> > @@ -327,10 +327,13 @@ static int netkit_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[],
> >
> > static struct rtnl_link_ops netkit_link_ops;
> >
> > -static int netkit_new_link(struct net *peer_net, struct net_device *dev,
> > - struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[],
> > +static int netkit_new_link(struct net_device *dev,
> > + struct rtnl_newlink_params *params,
> > struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
> > {
> > + struct nlattr **data = params->data;
> > + struct net *peer_net = params->net;
> > + struct nlattr **tb = params->tb;
>
> nit: please keep the reverse xmas tree order.
>
>
> > struct nlattr *peer_tb[IFLA_MAX + 1], **tbp = tb, *attr;
>
> you can define *tbp here and initialise it later.
>
> struct nlattr *peer_tb[IFLA_MAX + 1], **tbp, *attr;
>
> > enum netkit_action policy_prim = NETKIT_PASS;
> > enum netkit_action policy_peer = NETKIT_PASS;
>
>
> [...]
> > @@ -1064,6 +1067,11 @@ static void wwan_create_default_link(struct wwan_device *wwandev,
> > struct net_device *dev;
> > struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
> > struct sk_buff *msg;
> > + struct rtnl_newlink_params params = {
> > + .net = &init_net,
> > + .tb = tb,
> > + .data = data,
> > + };
>
> nit: Reverse xmas tree order
>
>
> [...]
> > diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
> > index ec98349b9620..7ff5e96f6ba7 100644
> > --- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
> > +++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
> > @@ -3766,6 +3766,14 @@ static int rtnl_newlink_create(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ifinfomsg *ifm,
> > struct net_device *dev;
> > char ifname[IFNAMSIZ];
> > int err;
> > + struct rtnl_newlink_params params = {
>
> nit: Reverse xmas tree order
>
>
> > + .net = net,
>
> Use sock_net(skb->sk) directly here and remove net defined above,
> which is no longer used in this function.
>
> ---8<---
> unsigned char name_assign_type = NET_NAME_USER;
> struct rtnl_newlink_params params = {
> .net = sock_net(skb->sk),
> .src_net = net,
> .link_net = link_net,
> .peer_net = peer_net,
> .tb = tb,
> .data = data,
> };
> u32 portid = NETLINK_CB(skb).portid;
> ---8<---
>
>
> [...]
> > @@ -1698,6 +1702,10 @@ struct net_device *gretap_fb_dev_create(struct net *net, const char *name,
> > LIST_HEAD(list_kill);
> > struct ip_tunnel *t;
> > int err;
> > + struct rtnl_newlink_params params = {
> > + .net = net,
> > + .tb = tb,
> > + };
> >
> > memset(&tb, 0, sizeof(tb));
>
> nit: Reverse xmas tree

Will fix the style issues mentioned above in the next version.

Thanks.